Snails of gastropods mollusks; Members of the phylum Mollusca and the class of Gastropods.

Some species of snails hibernate in the colder months of the year. They cover their bodies with a thin layer of mucus, which protects them from drying out. Sometimes snails also make a similar process in the summer, called summer hibernation to survive if it is a dry period. These processes are perhaps one of the reasons why they survived for millions of years.

The lifespan of snails depends on their habitat and species. Some of them live only about five years. However, others in captivity can live up to 25 years.

As they move along snails, leave a trace of mucus that acts as a lubricant to reduce surface friction. This also allows the snail to move along the legs to the head.

The largest snail record was 12 inches long and weighed about two pounds. These are giant African snails. Other species are small in length only a few centimeters when they are adults and only a few ounces of weight.

Snails cannot hear. To find food, they use their sense of smell.

It’s a myth that a snail mucus can make a person sick. Many people worry that snails in your garden, destroy the food grown there and make them inedible, but it’s a lie.

Snails can live almost anywhere, although they do not like heat. When the weather is hot, snails dig under the ground and wait until it is cool.

There can be as many as 150,000 species of gastropods, and they live in almost all habitats from the deep ocean trenches of deserts.